Akira Sakata

海外ツアーPERSPECTIVES 2009 in Västeräs Sweden. London cafe OTO . GENEVE cave 12 隠岐島 海士町（2009） SAKATA AKIRA tio + Orch. Conducted by Jim O’Rourke Exstream night by bar Isshee Jabier Areal Velez（Argentin）,Akira Sakata,Joe Talia pd+坂田明 東海ツアー 坂田明、中島吏英 live performance 今堀恒雄(G)「Tipographica」のレコーディング、フランス・ツアーなどに参加（’95～’97）。南博(p)カルテット（’98～）にて、『BIRD in BERLIN』『GO THERE!』『CELESTIAL INSIDE』の録音、「Beijing International Jazz Festival」、デンマーク・ツアーに参加。加古隆(P)「色を重ねて」（構成：天児牛大）に参加（’97～）。大友良英「NEW JAZZ QUINTET （Ensemble）（Orchestra）」（’99～）にて、数々のヨーロッパ・ツアー、『Flutter』『New Jazz Ensemble／Dreams』『New Jazz Quintet／LIVE』『Tails Out』『ONJO』『ONJO plays Eric Dolphy’s Out To Lunch』『ONJQ Live in Lisbon』『Live Vol. 1: Series Circuit』『Live Vol. 2: Parallel Circuit』等の録音に参加。山下洋輔(p)のグループにて、数々のジャズフェスティバル、ヨーロッパ・ツアーなどに参加（’00～）。柳原陽一郎『ふたたび』『ウシはなんでも知っている』、MIYA『Globe in motion』 『Miya’s Book; Music For Seven Days』、太田朱美『Risk Factor』などをプロデュース。 Bassist Darin Gray has been a constant in the underground and sub- underground musical community since the 80’s. In the early 90’s he rose to prominence in St. Louis’ hardcore-jazz Dazzling Killmen, Gray has since hightened his notoriety as an improviser on acoustic and electric bass. Outside of his working rock trio Grand Ulena, On Fillmore (a duo with percussionist Glenn Kotche of Wilco) he has continued relations with the likes of Alan Licht, Tim Barnes, Jim O’Rourke, Loren MazzaCane Connors, and others. His was also a member of Brise-Glace, Yona Kit, and You Fantastic! He has recorded with Bobby Conn, Kevin Drumm, Rope, O’Rourke, Will Oldham, KK Null, Bunnygrunt, Cheer-Accident and many others. Chris Corsano originally began drumming in New England, USA. He has often performed with Paul Flaherty, Jandek, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Loren Mazzacane, and Jim O’Rourke, as well releasing several solo recordings. More recently, he has been touring with Bj?rk, and was featured on her most recent studio album “Volta”. 坂田明 (reeds,vo) Jim O‘Rourke (wood bass) Giovanni Di Domenico (p.f,key) 山本達久 (drums) Born in Kure-city, Hiroshima in 1945. Studied marine biology at Hiroshima university. Formed a group Saibo-bunretsu (Cell fission) in Tokyo in 1969, Sakata’s long lasting music quest has begun. He made many sessions such as Jimmy Lions, Peter Brotzmann, Peter Kowald, Manfred Schoof. Han Bennik, Bill Laswell, Pete Cosy, Hamid Drake, John Zone, Ronald “Shanon”Jackson, Sonny Sharrock, Toshinori Kondo,DJ Krush,Jim O’Rourke, Chris Corsano, Keiji Haino, Yoshihide Otomo ,Charles Hayward, Roger Turner, Andrea Centazzo, Matz Gustafsson, Joe McPhee, Ken Vandermark, Terry Ex, DJ Sniff and more… In 1972, he has Joined Yamashita Yosuke Trio. The trio performed at many jazz festivals including Maers New Jazz Festival, Berlin Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival and Newport Jazz Festival.etc. In 1980 he formed “Wha ha ha” and his own trio “Sakata Trio”. The following year, “Sakata Trio” toured throughout Europe. In November 1981, Sakata performed in Berlin Jazz Festival with newly formed “Sakata Orchestra”, which was extremely well received. In 1996, he carried out a tour to Central Asia with “Flying Mijinko Band”, a collaborative project with Bill Laswell.That band including American, African, Japanese and Indonesian toured around china, Uzbekistan ,Mongoria and inner Mongoria. W.CD “Flying Mijinko Band central Asian tour(JF-CD0001-2) not for sale In 2004, started own production label “Daphnia”, released self-produced album “Dodeshou?” (means “how is it?”) and started to work with Jim O’Rourke in various projects. In 2008, Japan tour with Jim O’Rourke, Darin Gray and Chris Corsano. In 2009, performed with “Chikamorachi” in Parspctives 2009 in Vasteras Sweden. Also performed at Umbrella music feastival in Chicago with “Chikamorachi”and made a spｅcial session with Jaff Parker, Nathan McBride and John Herndon. In 2011, He made a Tokyo,Moskow,Europe,Tokyo tour with Akira Sakata & Chikamorachi. Performed in “Music Unlimited 25, Wels” Austria curated by Peter B